St. Regis Mountain from the Boreal Life Trail - Paul Smith's VIC
 
 
 

Beginner Birder Workshop
8 July 2011

Forest Ecology Trail -- Paul Smith's VIC

Adirondack Birding Center Director Brian McAllister led a beginner birder workshop on 8 July 2011. The walk was part of the Beginner Birder Workshops at the VIC. The walk began at 8:00 AM, when we met at the parking lot at the Paul Smith's College VIC. We did a clockwise trip around Heron Marsh, covering the Heron Marsh Trail, the bridge on the Shingle Mill Falls Trail, the Forest Ecology Trail, and the Barnum Brook Trail. The highlight of the walk was a sighting of five American Bitterns on Heron Marsh – three juveniles and two adults.

We heard or saw the following birds on the Heron Marsh Trail:

Red-eyed Vireo Ovenbird
Hermit Thrush Red-breasted Nuthatch
Cedar Waxwing Swamp Sparrow
Broad-winged Hawk Red-winged Blackbird
Common Yellowthroat Mallard
Wood Duck American Bittern
Ring-necked Duck American Black Duck
Common Loon Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee

In the woods on the Forest Ecology Trail, we saw or heard the following birds:

Red-eyed Vireo Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee
Common Yellowthroat Hermit Thrush
Palm Warbler Magnolia Warbler
Ruffed Grouse Blackburnian Warbler
Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-throated Sparrow  

Forest Ecology Trail -- Paul Smith's VIC

Along the board walk on the Forest Ecology Trail, we heard or saw the following birds

Red-eyed Vireo Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat Hairy Woodpecker
Palm Warbler Swamp Sparrow

St. Regis Mountain from the Forest Ecology Trail, Paul Smith's VIC

On the Barnum Brook Trail, we heard or saw the following birds:

Red-eyed Vireo Swamp Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch

 

 
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This unofficial site celebrates the beauty of the scenic trails at the Paul Smith's College Visitor Center.
The Paul Smith's College VIC is located on Route 30 near Paul Smiths, New York.
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